The Hatton

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An historic Italianate mansion, now a fun and quirky hotel, well located between fabulous South Yarra and the City

Melbourne has shrugged off the straight-laced attitudes of its founders to develop into a fun, vibrant, creative city. And the Hatton has followed suit, morphing from a quaint boarding house into an utterly contemporary boutique hotel. Original 1902 features survive – Italianate arches, stained glass, high cornices – but the overall feel is of a place with its finger firmly on the urban pulse. Interiors were cleverly redesigned and lit by architect Geoffrey Borrack to create quirky spaces, where fashionably muted hues and wacky abstract art sit alongside century-old fireplaces and lacquered wood floors. And above the 20 bedrooms you’ll find a funky new roof terrace with fab views over the CBD skyline.

Handwritten blackboards advise what’s hip and happening in Melbourne; amiable staff will whip up a perfect flat white (that’s a coffee) or direct you to Botanical (which is a trendy restaurant as well as a garden). Poised between the city and chi-chi South Yarra, you're in the perfect position for business, shopping, dining or just soaking up the city.